Does oral sex lead to transmission of HIV? – Dr. Shailaja N

Yes, there is the biological possibility that there oral mode of sexual contact with ejaculation can transmit HIV in less than 5% of the cases. HIV lives in blood, semen, body fluids and breast milk. So it can infect a person when it gets in through the blood either through the mucous membrane or through the breaks in the skin. So through oral sex, with ejaculation what are the other risks that will increase the risk of transmission? Soreness, that is an ​ulcer, inflammation, any allergies, concomitant sexually transmitted diseases and immunosuppression. All these things further increase the risk of transmission of HIV through the oral route.